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Detection and Isolation of Circulating Melanoma Cells using Photoacoustic Flowmetry
JoVE Journal
Bioengineering
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JoVE Journal Bioengineering
Detection and Isolation of Circulating Melanoma Cells using Photoacoustic Flowmetry
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09:52 min

November 25, 2011

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:20Blood Sample Preparation
  • 02:58Flow Chamber Construction
  • 04:32Photoacoustic Flowmetry Set-up
  • 06:42Immunocytochemistry
  • 08:39Results: Melanoma Isolation
  • 09:30Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

We have developed a flow cytometer using laser induced ultrasound to detect circulating melanoma cells as an early indicator of metastatic disease.

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